Marcilhac-on-That

Marcilhac-on-That is a common French, located in the department of the Lot and the area the Midday-Pyrenees.

Geography

The village in its ECRIN of cliffs ocher and white, is tightened, with its hotels and its lodging, around the remainders of sound Abbaye Bénédictine of which the Gothic part is used as church (frescos).

In the valley of the That

The Pilgrimage of Compostelle

On the Via Podiensis of the Pilgrimage of Saint-Jacques-to-Compostelle .
One comes from Espagnac-Holy-Eulalie, the next commune is Sauliac-on-That , and its Notre-Dame vault of the Rock-Traoucat (the perforated rock).

History

The will of Saint-Didier written at the 7th century mentions for the first time the existence of Marcilhac.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Monk

See also: Saint-Pierre Abbey of Marcilhac-on-That

Civilians

  • the house of Roy.
This house, located in the enclosure of the Abbey, would date from XVIe century. It was used for the reception of the pèlerins.
It is the seat today the Tourist office of the Country of Figeac-Cajarc and the Association of the Friends of the Abbey. One can discover there a museum of sacred art which gathers the most remarkable furniture of the Abbey.

  • the Roman well.

The origin of the name of this open sky cistern, visible with the limit of the commune of Saint-Chels, is dubious. This dry stone construction, presents an interior staircase making it possible to go down there to draw there water, whatever its level. The causses limestones do not present brooks, water infiltrating immediately, from where the interest of such constructions.
The legend wants that this well was to feed out of water a Gallo-Roman villa built on a culminating point, by one named “Marcellus”, thus giving its name to the village.

  • the cazelles ones.

The commune of Marcilnac is famous for the number of cazelles which one finds on his plate, in the neighborhoods of 400. These dry stone constructions, carried out by the shepherds between XVIIIe and the XIXe centuries, could be used to them as shelter. They can be square, round, with a stage, a chimney…
A procedure of protection of this inheritance is in hand with the General advice of Lot.
One will notice on the plates the presence of the dry stone walls and the “cayrous” (removed stone accumulation of the fields) typical of the causses limestones.

  • the Cave of Bellevue.

It opens by a gantry from 2 to 3 m and is composed of three big rooms to coral concretions red and white, with qualified very fine stalactites macaronis.

  • Dolmens.

One can observe the presence of many dolmens. They testify to the prehistoric human activity towards thousand-year-old IIIe before J. - C.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

  • Common of the Batch


External bonds

  • Marcilhac-on-That on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Marcilhac-on-That on the site of INSEE
  • Marcilhac-on-That on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Marcilhac-on-That on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Marcilhac-on-That on Mapquest

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